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Maria had checked repeatedly: the food produced by the moon was neither toxic nor poisonous, nor would it drive anyone mad.
Yet it remained deeply bizarre.
This entity sustained these people with its own flesh and blood.
But why?
"I suppose I'll find my answer when I accept that 'invitation,' huh?"
She closed her eyes and allowed a portion of her consciousness to flow into the invisible barrier of moonlight energy.
It led her into a Mindscape.
The inner world of this being's mind.
There, Maria found herself walking across purple grass, surrounded by pink trees and luminous moonlight flora and fauna.
Instead of the moon's black sky, a soft pink expanse stretched overhead, lit by a bright white sun.
"...What is this place?"
Maria scanned her surroundings and noticed a tall figure in the distance—resembling a Moon Elf, yet far more alien.
Its body was longer and more elongated, fingers stretched thin, head extended, and eyes a pale gray instead of purple.
